Run-D.M.C. Preps ‘Ultimate’ Hits CD, DVD
Almost a year after the murder of founding member Jam Master Jay (Jason Mizell), legendary rap act Run-D.M.C. will be celebrated Oct. 28 with “Ultimate Run-D.M.C.” The Arista two-disc CD-and-DVD set features 18 audio tracks spanning the group’s career as well as 14 video clips and a mini-documentary.
The audio portion of the package focuses on the group’s hits from albums such as 1984’s self-titled debut, 1986’s “Raising Hell” and 1988’s “Tougher Than Leather,” with 13 of its tracks culled from those three landmark discs. But the collection also sports rare material, such as live versions of “Together Forever (Krush-Groove 4)” from 1984 and “Here We Go” from 1983. The latter has only seen previous release on the out-of-print “Rap 2” compilation on the band’s longtime label Profile Records.
The DVD will include video clips for a number of the band’s best-known tracks, including “Walk This Way,” “King of Rock,” “It’s Tricky,” “Mary, Mary,” “Rock Box” and the 1997 remix version of “It’s Like That (Run-D.M.C. vs. Jason Nevins).” The disc, mixed in 5.1 surround-sound, also boasts a discography and a mini-documentary about the band.
The trio broke up in late 2002, following Mizell’s death. As previously reported, group member Darryl “D.M.C.” McDaniels has been working on his solo debut, “Checks, Thugs and Rock’n’Roll,” which is inspired partly by classic rock and pop music.
Here is the track list to “Ultimate Run-D.M.C.”:
“Rock Box”
“Run’s House”
“Walk This Way” (featuring Aerosmith)
“Together Forever (Krush-Groove 4) (Live at Hollis Park ’84)”
“King of Rock”
“Jam-Master Jay”
“Hit It Run”
“It’s Tricky”
“Peter Piper”
“It’s Like That”
“Raising Hell”
“My Adidas”
“Sucker M.C.’s (Krush-Groove 1)”
“Mary, Mary”
“Here We Go (Live at the Funhouse ’83)”
“Beats to the Rhyme”
“Down With the King”
“It’s Like That (Run-D.M.C. vs. Jason Nevins)”
Here is the DVD track list:
“Sucker M.C.’s (Krush-Groove 1)”
“Walk This Way”
“You Talk Too Much”
“King of Rock”
“Run’s House”
“It’s Tricky”
“Mary, Mary”
“Pause”
“Rock Box”
“The Ave.”
“Beats to the Rhyme”
“It’s Like That (Run-D.M.C. vs. Jason Nevins)”
“Down With the King”
“Christmas in Hollis”
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